Workshop on Climate change impact on water related and marine
risks
26-27 October 2009, Murcia, Spain
The Council of Europe, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior
and the General Directorate for Civil Protection of Spain, organised a workshop on
“Climate Change impact on water related and marine risks. The workshop
took place in Murcia on 26-27 October 2009.
The main aim of the Workshop was to foster better preparedness and
response amongst populations living in the European and Mediterranean
areas which might be affected by water related disasters induced by
climate change. This can be done by spreading the latest knowledge on
the potential impact of climate change and identifying the challenges of
the associated scenarios to such domains as public awareness, protective
actions, emergency planning, early warning procedures and emergency
response..
Climate Change Challenges to Water Management in Jucar River
Basin Authority - Juan José Moragues Terrades, President of the
Jucar Hydrological Confederation
Droughts, desertification, heat waves and forest fires
Oceanic risks in a climate change context - Romain Chancerel, European
Centre on Coastal Risks, Biarritz, France
Presentation by Segura Hydrographical Confederation on the topic "Water
Management in Extreme Hydrological Situations - Joaquin Ezcurra
Cartagena, Technical Director of the Segura Hydrographical Confederation
Fernando Toledano Sanchez, Head of the Automatic Hydrological
Information System Management of the Segura Hydrographical Confederation
The Council of Europe, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior
and the General Directorate for Civil Protection of Spain, organised a workshop on
“Climate Change impact on water related and marine risks. The workshop
took place in Murcia on 26-27 October 2009. 